Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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33/10014:54【ホテルで使う日本語】チェックインとルームツアーN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/1008:49AUTOComprehensible Japanese conversation while eating Japanese convenience store food! #118N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1007:34【Japanese Listening】#21🇯🇵年末の過ごし方N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10016:10AUTO満席のイタリアン【厨房風景】仕込みから実際の営業まで一気見せ！N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumChef Ropia料理人の世界

33/10010:08Why Do Japanese People Throw Beans on Setsubun? | 🇯🇵PODN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10014:02【関西弁講座】第4回「勉強中やねん。」関西弁の文末表現②N1-N1+ · ~2,000 words · medium日本語の森

33/10014:49Don’t let anyone score you.｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10020:06Walking from Nezu Station to Yanaka Ginza, Retro Tokyo Street | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

33/10016:29what is it like 'Growing Up'? ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10015:58"I Love You." in Japan, Explained. | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10015:17I'm a Japanese teacher, but sometimes I don't understand Japanese.N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10013:463 things I do to love myself ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10017:29忙しくても時間を作る方法Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.638N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

33/10012:44【生活で使う日本語文法＃3】「～うちに」「～てもいいですか」N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/10012:16#39 🇯🇵 'Hinamatsuri' Girl's Day in Japan | Listen Japanese and Learn CulturesN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10025:32Cozy Japanese Listening 🎮: たのしみながら日本語を🎧【Stardew Valley】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/1009:02AUTOComprehensible Daily Japanese Conversation between Ken and Yusuke[#85]N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10015:14AUTOPractice Japanese conversation #6 Is there anything you want these days?N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10010:08Japanese Listening Practice【Philosophy】 (Sanpodcast #3)N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10018:56【日本語の会話】ホテルでチェックインするときの日本語N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10012:31Japanese Podcast Noriko’s Philosophy Playground 7 人間の野心と言葉の限界 - The Tower of Babel (ブリューゲルBruegel)N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/10013:43【日本語会話】焼肉屋で使う日本語の単語と会話N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10023:40私の習慣｜やめたこと VS 続けてること Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.636N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

34/10011:52598 日本人男性と女性の話し方、比べてみた！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

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ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#	Channel	Level range (0–100)	Median	Typical band	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	Akiko_Japanese_Conversations	7–99	13	N2-N1	slow	131	20 h
2	Speak Japanese Naturally	8–57	15	N2-N1	slow	131	43 h
3	にほんごのじかん \| Japanese Comprehensible Input	7–50	15	N2-N1	slow	201	72 h
4	けんさんおかえり Japanese	7–50	19	N3-N2	slow	149	51 h
5	Ninjapanese	8–44	19	N1-N1+	slow	172	39 h
6	Suzukaの日本語Podcast	25–27	26	N2-N1	medium	2	—
7	Bite Size Japanese	21–42	28	N3-N2	medium	156	55 h
8	日本語の森	8–53	30	N2-N1	medium	90	34 h
9	あかね的日本語教室	21–47	32	N2-N1	medium	108	25 h
10	Emma:)Japanese	10–46	34	N3-N2	medium	164	46 h
11	Miku Real Japanese	18–89	37	N3-N1	medium	70	16 h
12	Learn Japanese with Noriko	29–88	47	N2-N1	medium	226	61 h

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